Why Feelings are Like Layers of an Onion

And why you can’t think your way to the next layer

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As we become more sophisticated and more nuanced in the way we describe our feelings, it feels like we have become “lazier” in taking time to fully feel our feelings and using words to replace them instead.

It’s like saying you feel irritated, but you don’t allow yourself to feel…